• Cost-effective multi-user

access to leading sources

of plastics property and

processing data

• Generic data for the

complete range of

commercially-available

engineering plastics

• Specifi c manufacturers’

data for tens of thousands

of polymer grades

• Apply a complete

solution: data is

integrated with powerful

data management and

selection tools, and can

be combined with other

reference data

Example uses

• Enabling materials

selection projects

• Optimizing materials and

manufacturing choices

across the enterprise

• Positioning materials (for

materials producers)

Industrial relevance

Aerospace, energy,

defense, manufacturing,

materials production,

and other engineering

enterprises

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Granta works with leading providers of plastics data such as CAMPUS, IDES, Rapra, and

Moldfl ow to offer comprehensive property and processing information. Combined with

Granta’s analysis and selection tools, this data creates the most powerful design tool for

plastic material selection ever created. Data modules include:

• ChemRes – chemical resistance rankings of plastics and elastomers

• CAMPUS Plastics – plastic resin sheets from 20 major vendors; high quality data

due to comparable ISO standards

• IDES Plastics – plastic resin sheets from 870 vendors worldwide

As a result, Granta makes the best references for plastic property and processing

available and easily-accessible in a single place. We augment this with MaterialUniverse,

our own data module which offers generic property data for the full range of commercially

available materials, including polymers and elastomers. MaterialUniverse ensures

complete coverage of materials space, enabling systematic comparison and screening.

Using Granta plastics data

These data modules may be combined with each other and with other materials reference

data, and accessed through Granta’s GRANTA MI™ or CES Selector™ software

products.

GRANTA MI (pictured above) is a comprehensive materials information management

system, providing easy web browser interface access to materials property data along

with tools to edit, manage, manipulate, and apply that data. It is designed to enable data

access and to aid implementation of materials strategies across engineering enterprises.

CES Selector (pictured overleaf) is a Windows PC product that helps with critical

decisions relating to materials, processes, and eco design. MaterialUniverse data

supports initial screening and selection using CES Selector, while more detailed data

such as that from CAMPUS or IDES can be used in fi nal selection and specifi cation. CES

Polymer Selector is a special edition of the product that bundles CES Selector with data

from the Plastics Data Series.

Through these products, Granta provides not only a comprehensive range of plastics

data, but also a cost-effective solution for multi-user access, and integration with unique

data management and selection capabilities. Granta customers receive regular updates of

all data modules. Granta is a much more effi cient means to access and use this vital data

than traditional handbooks, CD-ROMs, or conventional databases.

Viewing Granta plastic property data

within the GRANTA MI environment.

In the left hand panel, a generic

polypropylene grade has been located

within the PolymerUniverse data

module. Information and property data

on the grade is provided in the right

hand panel.

Plastics Data SeriesProduct overview

MaterialUniverse

700+ of the 3,700 materials in the MaterialUniverse data module are plastics,

elastomers, or polymer composite materials. See the separate MaterialUniverse

product overview.

ChemRes

ChemRes ranks fi lled and unfi lled plastics in the MaterialUniverse data module

for resistance to a remarkable array of over 190 different chemical and solvent

environments - everything from nitric acid to olive oil. Rankings are based on original

tests by the Rubber and Plastics Research Association (Rapra Technology Ltd).

ChemRes is recommended for engineers and designers with plastics selection

applications where chemical resistance is important. With minimal effort, it lets

you screen out inappropriate materials and alerts you to potential problems or

weaknesses in a design.

CAMPUS plastics

The CAMPUS (Computer Aided Material Preselection by Uniform Standards) data

module contains 6,000 plastic resin grades from 20 raw material producers. A key

feature of CAMPUS is that all data is measured according to strict CAMPUS ISO

standards, ensuring a high standard of data comparability across the different

manufacturers’ datasets. The CAMPUS module is recommended for plastics

engineers and designers, who require comparable property data on the plastics

grades of major producers such as Bayer, BASF, Dow, DuPont, and Ticona.

IDES plastics

The IDES Plastics data module is by far the largest collection of ASTM datasheets

and is regularly updated. It contains 88,000 plastics property datasheets from 870

resin suppliers including over 68,000 datasheets listing ASTM standard properties

and over 39,000 datasheets listing ISO properties.

Other Granta data

A major advantage of Granta is the ability to integrate plastics data with other

reference information. Granta’s Data Series include specialist coverage of areas

including aerospace, energy, and medical devices. Our Medical Devices Data Series

includes a specifi c module on medical plastics.

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Further information

Find out how Granta

reference data can help you

by contacting us to arrange

a discussion and on-line

demonstration.

More in-depth information at

our website.

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products/data/

A typical use for plastics data within

CES Selector – trading off economic

and technical factors in thermoplastic

elastomer selection. Here, a rubber

part needs to have softness and

adequate recovery after deformation.

Materials failing these criteria have

been identifi ed and greyed out. Then

the part must be as cheap as possible

for a given strength, and be resistant

to tearing. The chart analyses this

trade-off.

Product overview